# Boil the water in a microwave or on the stove. # Remove the water from heat and add the epsom salts. Stir the mixture until the salt is fully dissolved. If desired, add food coloring. # Pour the mixture over a piece of sponge (optional) or into a shallow container. You need just enough liquid to cover the bottom of the container. # Place the container in a warm or sunny location. Crystals will form as the water evaporates.
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Salt crystals form faster because they clump together, and they are more cubic so they are easier to grow. Sugar crystals, on the other hand, have more density than salt crystals so they take longer to grow.
Salt is a more cubic element than sugar
In presence of salt the crystals grow faster because the solubility of salt decreases the solubility of any other compound in water.
salt suger = sugar salt suger = sugar salt suger = sugar salt suger = sugar
No, the alum grows faster.
how does this help in real life
Pipe cleaners have more surface area per unit length than yarn, allowing more salt crystals to begin to form, which then grow together giving the appearance that the salt crystals are growing faster.